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convolution
noun con·vo·lu·tion \ˌkän-və-ˈlü-shən\
: something that is very complicated and difficult to understand
: a twist or curve
Full Definition of CONVOLUTION
1
: a form or shape that is folded in curved or tortuous windings
2
: one of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain and especially of the cerebrum of higher mammals
3
: a complication or intricacy of form, design, or structure
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First Known Use of CONVOLUTION
1545
Related to CONVOLUTION
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- complexity, complicacy, complication, difficulty, intricacy
Rhymes with CONVOLUTION
absolution, allocution, attribution, comminution, consecution, constitution, contribution, destitution, dissolution, distribution, elocution, evolution, execution, exsolution, institution, involution, persecution, prosecution, prostitution, resolution, restitution, retribution, revolution, Rosicrucian, substitution
Medical Dictionary
convolution
noun con·vo·lu·tion \ˌkän-və-ˈlü-shən\
Medical Definition of CONVOLUTION
: any of the irregular ridges on the surface of the brain and especially of the cerebrum—called also gyrus; compare sulcus
—con·vo·lu·tion·al \-shnəl, -shən-əl\ adjective
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